TOWN OF CANMORE AGENDA Committee of the Whole Council Chamber at the Canmore Civic Centre, 902 – 7 Avenue Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. A. CALL TO ORDER AND APPROVAL OF AGENDA 1:00 1. Agenda for the May 21, 2019 Committee of the Whole Meeting B. DELEGATIONS 1:00 – 1:15 1. Canmore Collegiate High School Gay-Straight Alliance Group 1:15 – 1:30 2. Bow Valley Clean Air Society: Town of Canmore Climate Action Plan 1:30 – 1:50 3. Palliative Care Society of the Bow Valley 1:50 – 2:10 4. YWCA Banff Higher Ground Project 2:10 – 2:25 5. Epcor 2018 Performance Report C. MINUTES 2:25 1. Minutes of the April 16, 2019 Committee of the Whole Meeting D. STAFF REPORTS 2:25 – 2:45 1. Cultural Master Plan Community Engagement Findings Report Purpose: To update Council on what we heard through the community engagement phase of the Cultural Master Plan Project and to outline next steps. E. COUNCILLOR UPDATES 2:45 – 3:00 1. 2019 Councillor Updates 3:00 – 3:15 Meeting Break F. SERVICE AREA REPORTS 3:00 – 3:15 1. 2019 Service Area Reports G. COUNCIL RESOLUTION ACTION LIST 3:15 – 3:20 1. Council Resolution Action List as of May 15, 2019 H. BOARD AND COMMITTEE UPDATES 3:20 1. Bow Valley Regional Housing April 2019 Update I. IN CAMERA 3:20 – 3:35 1. Land Transaction Negotiation (verbal report) Recommendation: that Council take the meeting in camera to prevent disclosure of information related to the Town’s competitive position and negotiations, in accordance with section 25(1)(c)(i) and (ii) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Agenda prepared by: Cheryl Hyde, Municipal Clerk Page 1 of 2 May 21, 2019 Committee of the Whole Meeting 1 p.m. Page 1 of 67 3:35 – 3:50 2. Silvertip Development Appeal (verbal report) Recommendation: that Council take the meeting in camera to prevent disclosure of information subject to legal privilege, in accordance with section 27(1)(a) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. 3:50 J. ADJOURNMENT Agenda prepared by: Cheryl Hyde, Municipal Clerk Page 2 of 2 May 21, 2019 Committee of the Whole Meeting 1 p.m. Page 2 of 67 B-1 May 21, 2019 Re: Canmore Collegiate High School, Gay-Straight Alliance group Dear Mayor, Members of Council, Canmore Collegiate High School (CCHS) currently has an active Gay-Straight Alliance group (GSA), a student-led community-based group. This is a small group of students who meet weekly to discuss inclusion and diversity within the school and within our community. In recognition of May 17th, International day against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia, CCHS’s GSA group is happy to join council in raising Canmore’s pride flag and to share with council some of our ideas that the Town may want to explore in celebration of diversity. Rainbow Crosswalk The GSA group would like to work with the Town to create a rainbow crosswalk, which is a great way for the town to show support for all people, including individuals who identify as LGBTQ+. The side walk is inexpensive and easy to install (only need paint). A crosswalk is a common form of art across many North American communities and it creates a positive atmosphere for both tourist and residents. The GSA group would be happy to work with the Town of Canmore’s Public Art Committee to ensure that the sidewalk aligns with Canmore’s public art practices. In addition, the GSA would be interested in working with the Town’s Engineering team to make certain that the crosswalk is safe for both motorists and pedestrians. Practices such as outlining the sidewalk in white paint, has been shown to increase visibility for motorists making the crosswalk safe for all users. Some communities, such as Saskatoon, have developed guidelines to ensure that painted crosswalks are not located in areas that may cause traffic confusion. In Saskatoon the director of transportation is included in the approval process. A rainbow crosswalk may open the conversation for not only the LGBTQ+ community, but for other communities that may have limited visibility around their associated issues and awareness needs. It is well established that Public Art can open the door to new conversation; a good example is the Bow Valley Mural project that helped five Bow Valley communities take a step towards truth and reconciliation and right relations. To effectively raise awareness within community, while balancing traffic safety needs, we are proposing that Council consider placing the crosswalk on the four-way stop on main-street and 8ave or a crosswalk behind the civic centre, adjacent to friendship-park. To align with the Town of Canmore’s public art policy, if the crosswalk is created in collaboration with the Public Art Committee, the crosswalk must be designed by or facilitated by an artist. Alternatively, students can simply paint a crosswalk. May 21, 2019 Committee of the Whole Meeting 1 p.m. Page 3 of 67 B-1 Movie Screening at artsPlace Movie screening are another effective way to support awareness and discussion. For example, the film ‘Boy Erased’, which is a film about the impact that culture, family and community has on an individual’s identity, may help frame an interesting community discussion. Community Speaker A community speaker is another way to support individuals and community with acceptance. A speaker who could talk to students and community about being an ally, the difficulties with coming out, and the importance of accepting and be proud of who you are, may provide the entire Town with an opportunity to question their implicit assumptions. Pride Parade Although Canmore currently does not host a pride parade, the High School GSA group would be interested in supporting a parade by submitting a float if an event is ever organized. Teen-friendly drag show The GSA group wondered if the Town would consider exploring a teen friendly drag show. Many of the above ideas are just at the ideation phase. The GSA is sharing these thoughts with the Town to support creative development of inclusion-based actions. The GSA is a small group that, although interested in inclusion and diversity, would be looking for the Town to lead projects that the GSA could support. Of all the above ideas, the GSA group is keen to support the Rainbow crosswalk. Thank you for your time today. May 21, 2019 Committee of the Whole Meeting 1 p.m. Page 4 of 67 B-2 1038 Rundleview Drive Canmore, AB T1W 2P2 March 5, 2019 Mayor and Council Town of Canmore Submission of Bow Valley Clear Air Society Regarding Town of Canmore Climate Action Plan, December 2018 Bow Valley Clean Air Society (BVCAS) congratulates Town Council on approving an ambitious Climate Action Plan (CAP) and welcomes the opportunity to work collaboratively with Town staff over the coming months and years to achieve the objectives of the CAP. Global climate change is a serious threat that must be addressed by all levels of government and by individual citizens and organizations. By setting a target to reduce community emissions by 30% by 2030 the Climate Action Plan sends a strong signal regarding the level of commitment that we all need to make. More important, by setting an even more aggressive target of reducing the Town’s corporate emissions by 50% by 2030 the CAP demonstrates that our municipal government is prepared to lead by example. Unfortunately, government policies on climate action have seen many examples of aggressive targets that were not supported by strong implementation plans, thus leading to widespread skepticism about such policies. Canmore’s CAP does provide a very good list of potential actions that the Town might take, dozens of such actions, in fact. The policy document describes these, correctly, as merely a “shopping list” and there appears to be recognition that setting priorities for implementation will be a challenge. It would have been too much to expect that this initial policy document would be able to go very far at all in setting such priorities, but BVCAS would like to see more discussion, at an early stage, about the process and criteria for setting priorities. We also support the CAP’s call for a “collaborative partnership” with community non-profit organizations to assist with implementation of some of the actions and help build ongoing community support. We see many examples, today, at all levels of government, of strong public support for policies at initial stages but then strong resistance to specific implementation steps. We would like to elaborate on these two important areas of priority setting and collaboration, but first a bit of background on BVCAS. Bow Valley Clean Air Society – who are we? BVCAS is a non-profit Society based in Canmore, that envisions the Bow Valley region to have the highest air quality free from sources of air emissions negatively affecting people, the environment and the climate. Our mission “ is to improve and protect the air quality in the Bow Valley and minimize regional contributions to climate change”. More information on our initiatives can be found at www.bowcleanair.org, but this is a brief summary of some of our focus areas: May 21, 2019 Committee of the Whole Meeting 1 p.m. Page 5 of 67 B-2 • Over many years, BVCAS has worked collaboratively with the three major rock industries in the valley (Lafarge, Graymont, and Baymag) and with community members, to ensure that when these companies are applying for permits to renew or expand their operations that they are considering the best available economic measures to further reduce their emissions of particulates that affect local air quality and greenhouse gasses that impact global climate change.